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Lumifer comments on Open thread, September 15-21, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: bramflakes 18 September 2014 03:53:15PM 9 points [-]

What's the bottleneck, where robots don't perform?

  • Rough terrain
  • Adverse weather conditions
  • Dealing with civilians
  • Going up and down flights of stairs
  • Taking prisoners
  • Medical care
  • Being underground

probably a lot more

Comment author: Lumifer 18 September 2014 04:19:59PM 9 points [-]

Prolonged functioning at high energy levels far from usable energy sources.